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Can You Try Cryotherapy With Hypertension?
Conclusion Returning to our original query: Can you try cryotherapy with hypertension? The answer is nuanced—it’s a cautious ‘maybe.’ While some research suggests a transient increase in blood pressure, it’s paramount to consult your healthcare provider and closely monitor your response to the treatment. After all, when it comes to managing health conditions, no stone should be left unturned. Read also: Can You Practice Tai Chi With Hypertension? Reference Cardiovascular and autonomic responses to whole-body cryostimulation in essential hypertension. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25108050/
Source: The EMT Spot - June 19, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: Blood Pressure Source Type: blogs

Ultrasound Catheter to Treat Hypertension
Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the Université de Paris, France, have tested an ultrasound denervation catheter in its potential to treat hypertension. The technology is called the Paradise ultrasound denervation device ...
Source: Medgadget - March 9, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Medicine Radiology Source Type: blogs

Food the Forgotten Medicine: More bait and switch from the “ College of Medicine ”
‘We know little about the effect of diet on health. That’s why so much is written about it’. That is the title of a post in which I advocate the view put by John Ioannidis that remarkably little is known about the health effects if individual nutrients. That ignorance has given rise to a vast industry selling advice that has little evidence to support it. The 2016 Conference of the so-called "College of Medicine" had the title "Food, the Forgotten Medicine". This post gives some background information about some of the speakers at this event. Quite a lot has been written here about the ...
Source: DC's goodscience - August 21, 2016 Category: Science Authors: David Colquhoun Tags: anti-oxidant Anti-science antioxidant antiscience Bait and switch CAM causality College of Medicine Continuing med education corruption Cyril Chantler Foundation for Integrated Health fraud Graeme Catto herbal medicine Michae Source Type: blogs

Research and Reviews in the Fastlane 111
This study from Canada looked at the ED diagnosis of concussion in a convenience sample of 495 kids within 2 weeks of head injury and found that compared to the Zurich criteria, ED physicians underdiagnosed concussion. ED physicians diagnosed concussion in 40.4% of the patients, while the Zurich criteria for concussion were fulfilled by 89.5%. Concussion was more likely to be diagnosed in kids >10 years old, those playing collision sports, those with an injury >1 day prior, or 3+ symptoms. This criteria, in this case defined by SCAT3 (not validated in all head trauma/cumbersome in ED), may represent another area of o...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - December 3, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Anand Swaminathan Tags: Airway Cardiology Emergency Medicine Infectious Disease Intensive Care Pediatrics Resuscitation Toxicology and Toxinology Trauma Urology critical care literature R&R in the FASTLANE recommendations research and reviews Source Type: blogs

In which I am called an astroturfer and generously offered a chance at unconditional surrender by antivaccine cranks
Ever since the Disneyland measles outbreak hit high gear last month and permeated the national consciousness, the antivaccine movement has, justifiably, been on the defensive. We’ve been treated to the spectacle of a truly despicable cardiologist spewing antivaccine nonsense with an added dollop of contempt for parents of children with cancer who are worried about…
Source: Respectful Insolence - February 19, 2015 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Antivaccine nonsense Complementary and alternative medicine Quackery Science Skepticism/critical thinking Age of Autism astroturf CDC whistleblower CDCwhistleblower Mike Adams ScienceBlogs.com Sharyl Attkisson unconditional surrend Source Type: blogs

Antivaccine cardiologist Jack Wolfson and the resurrection of false balance about vaccines…again!
I swear, I had wanted to write about something else today. I really had. The reason is that we’re in one of those stretches of time where things seem to be happening fast and furious that have led most of my posts over the last couple of weeks to be about the Disneyland measles outbreak,…
Source: Respectful Insolence - February 2, 2015 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Antivaccine nonsense Complementary and alternative medicine Quackery cardiology Jack Wolfson leukemia Source Type: blogs

Antivaccine cardiologist Jack Wolfson and the resurrection of false balance about vaccines
Yesterday, I wrote about false balance in reporting on vaccines in the wake of the Disneyland measles outbreak. For those who’ve never encountered this blog, what I mean by false balance is when journalists, in a misguided belief that there are “two sides” (i.e., an actual scientific controversy) about the safety of childhood vaccines and…
Source: Respectful Insolence - January 30, 2015 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Antivaccine nonsense Complementary and alternative medicine Popular culture Quackery Television Armand Dorian CNN Disneyland measles outbreak Erin Burnett integrative cardiology Jack Wolfson MMR pseudoscience toxin gambit USA T Source Type: blogs

Research and Reviews in the Fastlane 053
This study combines the results from the WARFASA and ASPIRE trials looking at aspirin prophylaxis. The results are promising. Aspirin 100 mg reduced the rate of recurrent VTE from 7.5%/year to 5.1%/year (HR = 0.68) without a significant change in bleeding rate (0.5%/year vs 0.4%/year). We often see patients in the ED with a history of unprovoked VTE who are on no long-term prophylaxis. This article argues that we consider aspirin for all these patients. Recommended by: Anand Swaminathan Trauma Stevens AC, Trammell TR, Billows GL, Ladd LM, Olinger ML. Radiation Exposure as a Consequence of Spinal Immobilization and Extri...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - October 14, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Nudrat Rashid Tags: Alternative Medicine Anaesthetics Cardiology Education Emergency Medicine Haematology Intensive Care Neurology Pediatrics R&R in the FASTLANE Respiratory Resuscitation Toxicology and Toxinology Trauma critical care literature Source Type: blogs

Research and Reviews in the Fastlane 049
This study found that women with higher BMI (> 25) were at an increased risk for medication failure (OR 3.60). The authors recommend that women with higher BMIs should be offered copper IUDs (not realistic in most EDs). Alternatively, some agents are more effective and may be viable options. Recommended by: Anand Swaminathan The R&R iconoclastic sneak peek icon key The list of contributors The R&R ARCHIVE R&R Hall of famer You simply MUST READ this! R&R Hot stuff! Everyone’s going to be talking about this R&R Landmark paper A paper that made a difference R&R Game Changer...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - September 22, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Anand Swaminathan Tags: Alternative Medicine Cardiology Education Emergency Medicine Infectious Disease Obstetrics / Gynecology Pre-hospital / Retrieval Resuscitation critical care Intensive Care literature R&R in the FASTLANE recommendations Research a Source Type: blogs

Small Study Suggests Yoga May Benefit AF Patients
A small study published online in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology suggests that yoga may benefit people who have atrial fibrillation. The study, which the authors describe as “a small, proof-of-concept study,” is the first of its kind. The findings raise the possibility that yoga may reduce AF symptoms and arrhythmia burden. Other physiological and quality of life benefits were also observed. But, the authors caution, large randomized trials will be required to confirm the finding.   Click here to read the full post on Forbes.    
Source: CardioBrief - January 30, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Larry Husten Tags: Uncategorized alternative medicine atrial fibrillation complementary medicine yoga Source Type: blogs